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Lambert Harmensz. Doomer
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Lambert Harmensz. Doomer
- Figures in a covered river barge
- Black chalk and pen and brown ink and wash, within black chalk framing lines;
bears pencil attribution on mount: Rembrandt
Condition
Fixed in all four corners to old backing sheet. Some light foxing, and a little surface dirt, but overall condition good and strong.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The powerful handling of pen and wash, and distinctive way of combining these media with elements of the composition drawn only in black chalk, are all qualities found in some of Lambert Doomer's less formal studies, such as The Departure of Rebecca, in Leiden1, or the very free view of Salt Pans at Le Croisic, made during the artist's French journey, in 1645.2 The actual form of the boat depicted is, however, closer to those seen in Doomer's drawings from his later journey up the Rhine, such as the view of Boppard, in the Lugt Collection.3 Like the only previously known drawing by the artist featuring a large river boat seen from close up, the British Museum's Riverbank with a Ferry4, this energetic, newly identified study by Doomer very likely dates from that significant journey of 1663.
1. Leiden, Prentenkabinet der Rijksuniversiteit, inv. AW-309; W. Schulz, Lambert Doomer, Sämtliche Zeichnungen, Berlin/New York 1974, pp. 440-41, no. 11, fig. 7
2. Hamburg, Kunsthalle, inv. 21850; A. Stefes, Niederländische Zeichnungen 1450-1850. Kupferstichkabinett der Hamburger Kunsthalle, 3 vols., Cologne/Weimar/Vienna 2011, no. 255
3. Lugt Collection, Fondation Custodia, Paris, inv. 2229; Schulz, op. cit., no. 228
4. Inv. 1895,0915.1146; W. Sumowski, Drawings of the Rembrandt School, vol. 2, New York 1979, no. 489x